Squawkman Posted July 16, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Didn’t know about this practice until I saw this article in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/07/13/faroe-islands-whale-hunt-slaughter-cruise-line/ Sorry if you hit a paywall - I couldn’t figure out how to avoid that when posting this. The article highlights a British cruise company, but many others (including Viking) dock there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Catlover54 Posted July 16, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Yes, there is a paywall, and for most guests here that is probably a blessing. But I saw the story elsewhere. There is an indigenous peoples tradition in that area of periodically killing these animals (they are "pilot whales", a form of dolphin), even though they no longer need to do so to eat and survive. The cruise guests just got accidentally caught up in viewing a reality different from what they are taught and understandably were horrified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffElizabeth Posted July 16, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Had that happen to our ship in a Greenland port. 🇬🇱 Natives were skinning seals about 300 yards away from our ship. We didn't mind. You really needed binoculars to understand what was going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meander Ingwa Posted July 16, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 16, 2023 1 hour ago, JeffElizabeth said: You really needed binoculars to understand what was going on You also need an understanding of indigenous culture history and sometimes spiritual practice. Thank you @JeffElizabeth for understanding this important aspect of the community you were visiting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cienfuegos Posted July 16, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 16, 2023 In the US, several indigenous communities communities have treaty rights recognizing the right to hunt salmon, seals, crabs, whales, as their ancestors have enjoyed for thousands of years. This has created friction with commercial fishing interests who are often limited in catch size, seasons, etc. Treaty rights usually trump what people of another culture thousands of miles away might consider inappropriate or wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duquephart Posted July 16, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, Cienfuegos said: In the US, several indigenous communities communities have treaty rights recognizing the right to hunt salmon, seals, crabs, whales, as their ancestors have enjoyed for thousands of years. This has created friction with commercial fishing interests who are often limited in catch size, seasons, etc. Treaty rights usually trump what people of another culture thousands of miles away might consider inappropriate or wrong. Big difference between subsistance and resource raping. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cienfuegos Posted July 16, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 16, 2023 49 minutes ago, duquephart said: Big difference between subsistance and resource raping. No dispute on that. Although reasonable people will differ on what constitutes resource raping versus preserving the smaller fish on which the community depends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OneSixtyToOne Posted July 16, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 16, 2023 No wonder Orcas are sinking boats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDincalif Posted July 16, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Aboard the Oceania Nautica in July 2012, prior to visiting Torshaven passengers were notified about these traditional hunts and cautioned that these might occur during the port visit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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